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Columbia police officers were called to assist the Children’s Division with a child neglect investigation on Wednesday. Officers arrived at the home on Amelia Street and found Teresa Kennedy and three children, an 11-year-old boy, a six-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl, living in the home with trash in piles in every room. According to

After two women in eastern Missouri were stopped by someone pretending to be a police officer, ABC 17 News checked with law enforcement to see what residents should do if they think this might be happening to them. The first thing you can do is to try and get to a well-lit, populated area such

Boone County Clerk Wendy Noren has sent her resignation letter to Gov. Eric Greitens as of Thursday. According to reports, Noren resigned due to health reasons. Her last day as Boone County Clerk will be June 23. Noren has served as Boone County Clerk since 1978.

A Callaway County man has been charged with second degree sodomy after he inappropriately touched one of his patients during a chiropractic appointment in his garage on Wednesday. The victim reported Eddie Keith after he allegedly touched her inappropriately when he was working on the victim’s “problem areas.” Keith lives in the 1000 block of

A full cement truck overturned on Highway PP east of Columbia on Thursday morning. It took three hours for crews to get the truck upright again. Traffic had to take another route around the incident. The driver refused to be transported to the hospital and only suffered a small cut.

The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who has two active warrants for burglary, receiving stolen property and stealing and is wanted for questioning about a recent Higbee burglary. If anyone has any information about Joseph Bell’s whereabouts, contact the Sheriff’s office at 844-277-6555.

TODAY: Another hot and humid day is in store with high temperatures in the lower 90s. Heat indices will be in the upper 90s by this afternoon under mostly sunny skies. By the evening hours, temperatures will remain warm in the lower 80s under partly cloudy skies. Winds will stay under 10 mph from the

The Missouri Senate could debate proposals to ramp up state abortion regulations as early as Wednesday. Lawmakers are considering requiring annual inspections for abortion clinics during a special session on abortion called by Republican Gov. Eric Greitens. He says a federal judge’s ruling that struck down some of the state’s abortion laws in part prompted

After a long streak without much rain, mid-Missouri saw storms track through on Wednesday night. As the line of storms made their way through, areas saw rainfall rates up to 1.5″ an hour. Nothing was severe, but some areas did see some minor storm damage. As rain amounts in Macon county reached over 4″ the

UPDATE: According to the Fulton Fire Department, they responded to a structure fire at 327 West 7th Street, a 3 story brick building used as business offices on the campus of Westminster College. The fire department saw heavy smoke and flames coming from the attic area. Due to the extent of the fire and roof

The ground has been leveled and other preparations are finished, and now the Columbia Community Land Trust expects to start construction on Lynn Street Cottages by August. Sign-up to get one of the homes will start July 1 for eligible applicants, which must have a certain credit score and gross income level. “[Applicants] have to

TODAY: Morning storms will continue for much of the viewing area as they continue to push to the southeast. Isolated strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain will be possible within the stronger storms. Waking up temperatures will be in the low 70s with conditions will drying out by 9 AM. We’ll have another

TODAY: Morning storms will decrease by later this morning with temperatures reaching into the 70s. We’ll have another hot, humid day with high temperatures in the low 90s and heat indices in the mid to upper 90s under partly cloudy skies. Winds will stay under 10 mph from the southwest. TONIGHT: Temperatures will fall back

TONIGHT: Storms will increase north of I-70 through 1 AM then move southeast overnight to near I-44 by 7 AM Thursday. Isolated strong wind gusts & large hail and heavy rain will be possible with stronger storms. It will be muggy with low temperatures in the low 70s. THURSDAY: After a chance of early morning

ABC 17 News spoke with a forensic psychiatrist who studies the motives of what makes a person do something like a mass shooting. At least five people including Congressman Steve Scalise, were shot Wednesday in Alexandria, Virgina, during an early morning practice ahead of a charity baseball game. Federal law enforcement officials identified the alleged

The Jefferson City Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend approval of plans to redevelop the former St. Mary’s Hospital site to City Council. ABC 17 News has been following the TIF proposal for months. Wednesday, two people from the public spoke against the plans which would allow partial tax abatement for

In the same day, the Capitol was filled with two groups holding opposite ideals. A pro-choice rally was held in the Capitol at 11 a.m. Wednesday. NARAL organized the event, which featured speakers from Planned Parenthood, the ACLU and multiple women who have used Planned Parenthood for health care or have been affected by Missouri

About 895 high school students in the Columbia Public School District were in summer school taking a credit recovery course, as of June 2. Every school district in the state might have some type of credit recovery program, but none of them will be exactly the same. Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does

University system president Mun Choi spoke to members of Regional Economic Development, Inc.Wednesday afternoon and laid out plans to promote the University of Missouri as an economic development tool for the region. “We want to take opportunities to partner with leading industries and entrepreneurs and small businesses through organizations like REDI to provide value through

Missouri lawmakers and visitors at the state capitol told ABC 17 News they felt safe just hours after a shooting in Virginia that appeared to target legislators. “I feel like the capitol’s really safe,” Rep. Bruce Franks said. “It’s scary when someone will go after politicians for their beliefs or the party they represent,” Senator